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Entertainment Design

The Gnomon Workshop is widely regarded as the global leader in training tutorials for the designer working in the entertainment industry. With tutorials ranging from foundational drawing and design concepts to process tutorials from some of the top concept and character designers in the world, there is surely something here to inspire.

Tattooing

As the tattoo industry has seen an explosion in popularity over the last few years, the need training in this field has also grown. In these video tutorials, some of the top tattoo artists in the world share their techniques and their take on the art of tattoo. The tutorials range from absolute beginner level to advanced color and blending techniques used by some of the world's best.

Software

The Gnomon Workshop offers professional training on most of the software applications used in today's digital pipelines. There are foundational titles to introduce users to the software and tools, as well as advanced production titles that discuss application tools and processes vital to the production of digital assets and media.

The Gnomon Workshop seeks out the most highly-regarded traditional and digital artists and technicians currently working in the entertainment and design industries. Our instructors have shared their practices working at such top studios as Pixar, ILM, Blizzard, and many more.

Character Modeling for Production

Maximizing Your Workflow for Deadlines with Krystal Sae Eua

Description

In this title, Krystal Sae Eua covers her essential tips and workflow for a character artist in the film and commercial VFX industry. She demonstrates the time-management techniques she uses on a day-to-day basis as a Modeling and Texturing Lead. She also delves into her personal workflow for creating a production-ready asset that is clean and suitable for rigging and texturing. Krystal discusses body proportions, anatomy, sculpting, and retopology. She then covers costume modeling workflows from Marvelous Designer to Maya. Next, she moves onto how to create proper UVs and how to sculpt detailed pores using hi-res displacement textures. Finally, she goes over how to bake displacement maps from ZBrush, and how to plug them in for final presentation using the Arnold renderer.

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Senior Character Artist, Blur Studios

Krystal has worked in the VFX industry for over 10 years. Her modeling, texturing, and visual effects work can be seen in a broad range of blockbuster projects, including feature films, commercials, game cinematics and theme park experiences. Trained as a 3D generalist, and a graduate of the Gnomon School of VFX, she now focuses her talents on character/creature modeling and texturing. She has contributed to many projects including 'Avatar', 'The Avengers', '2012', 'Fast and Furious 6', the 'Gears of War 4' cinematic trailer and the 'Game of War' ad campaign. Krystal currently works for Blur Studios as a Senior Character Artist.